The fight over the sudden firing of the CEO of the Huntsman Cancer Institute is getting nasty. The institute's founder, Jon Huntsman Sr., is calling for the firing of University of Utah President David Pershing [Deseret News, Tribune].

The Utah Transit Authority canceled two bonuses, totaling nearly $1 million that two former leaders of the agency were slated to receive [Tribune].

Rep. Jason Chaffetz wants to know how President Trump plans to handle any profits from Trump-owned properties that come from foreign governments [Tribune].

This is kinda weird. Rep. Chaffetz attended a Republican fundraising event in Michigan over the weekend. Organizers say the event was organized by Congressman Mike Bishop, but Bishop's office says they had no affiliation with the event [WHMI].

Former Attorney General Mark Shurtleff wants to recoup $1.1 million in attorney fees from the state stemming from Utah's failed criminal case against him. The state has asked a judge to dismiss his claim [Deseret News, Tribune].

The government could shut down on Friday unless Congress can pass a spending bill. The biggest sticking points are funding for President Donald Trump's border wall and money for health care subsidies under the Affordable Care Act [New York Times].

Attorney General Jeff Sessions says the U.S. could pay for the border wall by ending erroneous tax credits that go to "mostly Mexicans" [Politico].

If a shutdown happens, it would be the first time since the Carter administration that a federal funding gap occurred with the White House and Congress unified under a single-party control [Roll Call].

Drain the swamp? Plenty of people with ties to President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are cashing in as lobbyists [USA Today].

Here are the 20 people outside the White House that President Donald Trump reaches out to for counsel [New York Times].

Utah's job growth ranks No. 1 in the nationBy Press ReleaseFollowing the March 2017 employment report for the state of Utah, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows Utah ranked No. 1 for total job growth in the U.S. at 3.2 percent and No. 1 for private sector job growth at 3.5 percent. For unemployment, Utah tied for eighth a...

Judiciary "[The Judicial Branch] may truly be said to have neither FORCE nor WILL, but merely judgment; and must ultimately depend upon the aid of the executive arm even for the efficacy of its judgments." Alexander Hamilton

Choloco "In honor of 4/20, Ben and Jerry's introduced a new menu item that's an ice cream waffle cone taco with fudge called a "Choloco." Or as stoners put it, "You had us at ice cream . . . And then you had us at waffle and then cone and then taco!" Jimmy Fallon

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